Malaysian medium conducts ritual to help Steve Jobs reincarnate

PENANG - A ritual held in Penang was conducted on Sunday to help Apple founder Steve Jobs reincarnate, said Malaysia's Sin Chew Daily. About 40 people participated in the event, dubbed "Take a bite of Apple to mourn the death of Steve Jobs", held in Pulau Jerejak, Penang. The ceremony, organised by a medium from Rwang, Selangor, received flak from the Federation of Taoist Associations Malaysia and from several Buddhist associations, which had called it "ridiculous and superstitious", added the report. Sin Chew Daily said the caretaker of the organising temple, Mr Wong Sao Tian, claimed the Chinese deity Mazu had told him to grieve the loss of Jobs in a dream. The ceremony included taking a bite of an apple followed by a three-minute silence in mourning. The apples are then thrown into the sea so Jobs can be reincarnated in a shorter time. Mr Wong said: "Jobs is the one who...